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Avoiding a Ban

HOW TO AVOID A BAN FOR DRINK DRIVING.

There are only two ways that you can avoid a ban for drink driving. Either you have a defence or you have Special Reasons for not being disqualified. We have identified 3 special reasons and over 34 defences to avoid a ban for drink driving.

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We are experts in avoiding a ban. We will do whatever it takes to avoid you being banned for drink driving. If you think that you may have a defence look at our DEFENCES page.

Special Reasons relate to the offence itself. The common ones for drink driving are shortness of distance driven, emergency or spiked drinks. Look at ourSPECIAL REASONS page for details of these.

It is a defence to show that there was a reasonable excuse for not being able to provide a sample…more

SPECIAL REASONS

If you plead guilty, or are found guilty of Drink Driving, then the court must disqualify you for a minimum of 12 months.

The only exception to this is if Special Reasons apply not to disqualify you. There are no limits on special reasons but the common ones are listed below. Click on any of the links below to get further information about these reasons.

If you can establish that you only drove because of an emergency then the court may not disqualify you…more

We are confident we will get you a great outcome, we deal in facts, we don’t issue made up stats. We are brutally honest about your chances of keeping your licence. If we can’t find a defence no one can. We have been named best motoring solicitors in the UK, we are the only drink driving firm ranked in the worldwide prestigious Legal 500. But more importantly than awards and recognitions we care, we genuinely care about you as a client and about doing everything we can to help you.